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Stoke Fleming Bowling Club

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Getting here

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🎳Bowling greens is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🎳Bowling greens is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bowling greens

Very strong match

Bowling green

Paid

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Robin, Carrion Crow +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Robin, Carrion Crow +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Black Oil-beetle, Field Grasshopper, Red Admiral +60 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Black Oil-beetle, Field Grasshopper, Red Admiral +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Creeping Buttercup, Bramble +50 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Creeping Buttercup, Bramble +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Bramble, Common Sorrel, Common Nettle +6 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

South West Coast Path (Section 40: Torcross to Dartmouth)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 41: Dartmouth to Brixham)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

Dart Valley TrailWalking route

Named routeRef DVTRegional walking route

Diamond Jubilee WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Shady Lanepublic footpath · 300 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 300 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Shady Lanepublic footpath · 145 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 145 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 28Cycling route

Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route5.3 km

Named routeRef 28Length 5.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

Mill Lanebridleway · 197 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 197 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

5,860 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,860 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds86 species

springsummer

2025

Herring Gull · Robin · Carrion Crow · Chiffchaff · Blackbird +81

Herring GullLarus argentatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BuzzardButeo buteo
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
SwallowHirundo rustica
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
MagpiePica pica
JayGarrulus glandarius
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SwiftApus apus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
JackdawColoeus monedula
GannetMorus bassanus
RavenCorvus corax
RookCorvus frugilegus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
Common GullLarus canus2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas
SiskinSpinus spinus
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
EiderSomateria mollissima
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2023
CootFulica atra2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2023
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2023
Fringilla coelebs gengleriFringilla coelebs gengleri2021
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2020

🦌

Mammals4 species

summer

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023

🦎

Reptiles3 species

spring

2022

Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Adder

Common LizardZootoca vivipara2021
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
AdderVipera berus2021

🐝

Insects54 species

summerautumn

2026

Black Oil-beetle · Field Grasshopper · Eristalis tenax · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee +49

Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2024
White Clover Seed WeevilProtapion fulvipes
Suillia notataSuillia notata2025
Fannia canicularisFannia canicularis2025
VolucellaVolucella2025
Ancistrocerus oviventrisAncistrocerus oviventris2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025
Patchwork Leafcutter BeeMegachile centuncularis2025
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025
PsilothrixPsilothrix2025
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2024
Hornet RobberflyAsilus crabroniformis2024
Common GreenbottleLucilia caesar2024
Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2024
Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2024
Pipizella viduataPipizella viduata2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2024
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2024
Phasia hemipteraPhasia hemiptera2023
Dicranocephalus agilisDicranocephalus agilis2023
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2022
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2022
Colobopterus erraticusColobopterus erraticus2021
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2021
Perapion hydrolapathiPerapion hydrolapathi2021
Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2021
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2021
Meligethes viridescensMeligethes viridescens2021
Harpalus affinisHarpalus affinis2021
Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus2021
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2020
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2020
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2020
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2020

🌿

Plants69 species

spring

2025

Ribwort Plantain · Creeping Buttercup · Bramble · Common Sorrel · Common Nettle +64

Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Common NettleUrtica dioica
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
IvyHedera helix
RamsonsAllium ursinum
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Curled Dock / Broad-leaved DockRumex crispus/obtusifolius
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
CleaversGalium aparine
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
HazelCorylus avellana
Common Dog-violet / Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana or riviniana2023
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Red CampionSilene dioica
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
DaisyBellis perennis
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2023
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2023
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2023
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2021
Broad-fruited CornsaladValerianella rimosa2020
Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre
AlderAlnus glutinosa
PignutConopodium majus
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Giant-rhubarbGunnera tinctoria2024
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2023
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2023
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2023
Common ChickweedStellaria media2023
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2021
Water MintMentha aquatica2021
TormentilPotentilla erecta2021
BugleAjuga reptans2021
Night-flowering CatchflySilene noctiflora2021
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2021
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2021
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2021
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2021
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2021
Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum2020
Common OracheAtriplex patula2020
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2020
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2020
CharlockSinapis arvensis2020
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2020
Wild-oatAvena fatua2020
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2020
Narrow-fruited CornsaladValerianella dentata2020
Field MadderSherardia arvensis2020
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2020
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2020
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2020
Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum2020
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,860 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds86 species

springsummer

2025

Herring Gull · Robin · Carrion Crow · Chiffchaff · Blackbird +81

Herring GullLarus argentatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BuzzardButeo buteo
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
SwallowHirundo rustica
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
MagpiePica pica
JayGarrulus glandarius
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SwiftApus apus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
JackdawColoeus monedula
GannetMorus bassanus
RavenCorvus corax
RookCorvus frugilegus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
Common GullLarus canus2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas
SiskinSpinus spinus
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
EiderSomateria mollissima
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2023
CootFulica atra2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2023
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2023
Fringilla coelebs gengleriFringilla coelebs gengleri2021
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2020

🦌

Mammals4 species

summer

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023

🦎

Reptiles3 species

spring

2022

Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Adder

Common LizardZootoca vivipara2021
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
AdderVipera berus2021

🐝

Insects54 species

summerautumn

2026

Black Oil-beetle · Field Grasshopper · Eristalis tenax · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee +49

Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2024
White Clover Seed WeevilProtapion fulvipes
Suillia notataSuillia notata2025
Fannia canicularisFannia canicularis2025
VolucellaVolucella2025
Ancistrocerus oviventrisAncistrocerus oviventris2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025
Patchwork Leafcutter BeeMegachile centuncularis2025
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025
PsilothrixPsilothrix2025
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2024
Hornet RobberflyAsilus crabroniformis2024
Common GreenbottleLucilia caesar2024
Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2024
Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2024
Pipizella viduataPipizella viduata2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2024
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2024
Phasia hemipteraPhasia hemiptera2023
Dicranocephalus agilisDicranocephalus agilis2023
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2022
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2022
Colobopterus erraticusColobopterus erraticus2021
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2021
Perapion hydrolapathiPerapion hydrolapathi2021
Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2021
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2021
Meligethes viridescensMeligethes viridescens2021
Harpalus affinisHarpalus affinis2021
Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus2021
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2020
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2020
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2020
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2020

🌿

Plants69 species

spring

2025

Ribwort Plantain · Creeping Buttercup · Bramble · Common Sorrel · Common Nettle +64

Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Common NettleUrtica dioica
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
IvyHedera helix
RamsonsAllium ursinum
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Curled Dock / Broad-leaved DockRumex crispus/obtusifolius
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
CleaversGalium aparine
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
HazelCorylus avellana
Common Dog-violet / Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana or riviniana2023
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Red CampionSilene dioica
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
DaisyBellis perennis
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2023
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2023
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2023
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2021
Broad-fruited CornsaladValerianella rimosa2020
Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre
AlderAlnus glutinosa
PignutConopodium majus
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Giant-rhubarbGunnera tinctoria2024
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2023
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2023
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2023
Common ChickweedStellaria media2023
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2021
Water MintMentha aquatica2021
TormentilPotentilla erecta2021
BugleAjuga reptans2021
Night-flowering CatchflySilene noctiflora2021
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2021
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2021
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2021
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2021
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2021
Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum2020
Common OracheAtriplex patula2020
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2020
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2020
CharlockSinapis arvensis2020
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2020
Wild-oatAvena fatua2020
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2020
Narrow-fruited CornsaladValerianella dentata2020
Field MadderSherardia arvensis2020
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2020
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2020
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2020
Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum2020
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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